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Junior goalie Joe Doherty recorded 11 saves against Boston University on Saturday. (Photo by Jasmin Lara for GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse upsets #15 Boston University

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team closed out its final home game of the regular season with a monumental 11-9 win against No. 15 Boston University at Fisher Stadium on Saturday. The victory puts the team in fourth...

Senior attacker Haleigh Albrecht scored a hat trick during Saturday's contest against Colgate University. (Photo by Trent Weaver for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse splits pair of 1-point games

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer April 18, 2025

The women’s lacrosse team contested two close Patriot League games this week, coming up just short in a 14-13 Senior Day thriller on Saturday afternoon against Colgate University, but the Leopards got...

Lacrosse brothers junior Jack and sophomore Billy Irish cite their father, Ryan Irish, as their inspiration for getting into lacrosse. (Photo courtesy of Billy Irish)

Luck of the Irish brothers

By Dan Sullivan, Assistant Sports Editor April 18, 2025

Late in the fourth quarter of the men’s lacrosse team’s bout against the New Jersey Institute of Technology earlier this year, sophomore attacker Billy Irish held the ball in his stick while approaching...

Freshman midfielder Joseph Duggan scored the Leopards' first goal of the game against Navy. (Photo courtesy of Navy)

Men’s lacrosse stumbles against Navy

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer April 11, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team could not recover after a poor first half against Navy, falling to the Midshipmen by a score of 14-8 on Friday. The loss dropped the team to sixth place in the Patriot League,...

The women's lacrosse team currently stands in eighth place out of 10 Patriot League teams. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse falls to nationally-ranked Loyola Maryland

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor April 11, 2025

Despite a number of goals from the freshman class, the women’s lacrosse team fell behind early against No. 17 Loyola Maryland University en route to a 17-4 road defeat. Following a 21-2 blowout loss...

Freshman midfielder Joseph Duggan scored a third quarter goal against Bucknell University on Friday.

Men’s lacrosse bulldozes Bucknell

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor April 4, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team won its fourth straight game on Friday night, defeating Bucknell University in a wire-to-wire 14-5 victory. Catapulted by a rocket-fire start in the home Alumni Day game, the...

Senior attacker Haleigh Albrecht put up two shots in Saturday's contest against Army. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse stifled by Army

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer April 4, 2025

The women’s lacrosse team (1-3 Patriot League, 5-6 overall) suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Army on Saturday (3-1 Patriot League, 8-2 overall), falling by a score of 21-2 at Fisher Stadium. The...

The softball team went on a 5-game winning streak over the break. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Catching up on everything we’ve missed over 2 weeks

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor April 4, 2025

It has been a few weeks since we’ve covered Lafayette athletics. Here’s everything you might have missed. Baseball The baseball team (3-5 Patriot League, 6-23 overall) went 2-7 in two weeks of...

Senior attacker Riley Sullivan accumulated 22 total points for the men's lacrosse team this week.

Men’s lacrosse fades against Colgate, demolishes NJIT

By Dan Sullivan, Assistant Sports Editor March 14, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team split a pair of home contests this past week, falling 19-14 to conference rival Colgate University on Saturday before defeating the New Jersey Institute of Technology 14-4 on...

The women's lacrosse team begins its in-conference season on Saturday against Holy Cross. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse struggles to score against Villanova

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer March 14, 2025

The women’s lacrosse team finished its out-of-conference season on Wednesday afternoon, suffering a tough 16-5 loss on the road against Villanova University. Villanova (5-3 overall) wasted no time...

Senior Sara Rogers scored four goals against Central Connecticut State University on Wednesday. (Photo by George Varkanis for GoLeopards)

Women’s lacrosse falls against ODU, explodes against CCSU

By Digger Iqbal, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

The women’s lacrosse team split two games this week, falling 7-4 to Old Dominion University on Saturday and defeating Central Connecticut State University 21-6 on Wednesday. The loss to Old Dominion...

Freshman Nicholas Blalock led the Leopards in scoring on Saturday with two goals. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Men’s lacrosse falls to No. 5 Army

By Jack Paradis, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

The men’s lacrosse team opened Patriot League play on Saturday, dropping the match 15-5 against No. 5 ranked Army at West Point. “We knew Army is one of the best teams in the country, let alone...

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